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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
WATER IN WINTER.

Why Pieces OF Ice Should Not BE Allowed
to Melt In the Trough.
A large proportion d the food Of our
animals is used to keep up the tempera-
ture of the body to about one hundred
degrees. Cold weather, damp barn
yards, cracks in the barn or sheds.
want of bedding and exposure to
storms, greatly increase the consump.
ton of food to no good purpose. Much
more regard is now paid to the COM
fort Of our stock in these respects than
formerly. We think, however, many
fail to realize the loss OF food sustained
by compelling animals to drink Ice
cold water. Water as 1t comes fresh
from the we'll has a temperature of
about fifty-live degrees. When allowed
to stand until frozen over and the ice
then broken, and pieces of ice suffered
to remain In the water, the tempera-
ture speedily falls TO thirty-fivc de-
grees. Experiments are reported
which seem to show that 1t pays to ar
tilicially warm the drinking water for
milch cows. BE this as il may, no one
can doubt that water at fifty-five de-
grees is cold enough for health. The
water that an animal drinks has TO be
raised to the temperature of its body,
say one hundred degrees. And, of
course, IL requires much more fuel in
food to raise pailful Of water from
thirty-iive degrees to one hundred do
grees than pailful of fresh water
from fifty-live degrees TO one hun
dred degrees. II the heat required
to warm the pailful of water twenty
degrees was derived from hay or
straw, or grain, the loss would not in
many cases be severely felt. But, as q
matter of fact, this heat Is obtained
from the consumption of fat and flesh,
or butter and cheese. This is expen-
sive fuel. We are we'll aware that IT is
not always easy to furnish animals
water free from ice. We fill the trough
with water. and the cows, and sheep,
and horses do not drink as much as We
expected. and the next morning there
is thick layer of ice upon the water.
In such case, break the ice in as large
pieces as possible and pull them out
with a potato hook or rake. DO not
leave them to melt in the water.
Pump plenty of fresh water for the an
imals.
With horses there is little trouble,
because they are accustomed to drink
at once II they need water. But cows
and sheep may be very thirsty, and you
may fill the trough with water and yet
they will require considerable time be-
fore they will drink. Sheep especially
seem to be very fond Of running
water as it comes fresh from the
spring or pump. In cases where
small trough conducts the water from
the pump to the tubs or troughs, while
you are pumping you will see the
sheep drink with ayidity from the run
ming water in the small trough, while
they will scarcely touch that which has
been standing for some hours in the
watering trough. There is a'great diff
ference in water, and sheep know II
Just as well as we do.-- American Agri-
ctiliurfsi.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29

broke noighborhood, speut several
days last week with Miss Lena Shaw.
George Elgin's new house Is COM
pleted and his family will move in
in few days.
Tobacco plants are looking badly,
the bug is playing havoc with them.
Cut worms are cutting the corn
down as fast as 1t comes up.
Prospect for fruit is good and If the
cold weather don't injure them we'll
have peaches In abundance.
Spring chickens are most ripe and
what pulling we'll have.
I'm yours, etc,
RAYMOND.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
MIXED RELATIONSHIP.



Explanation of a Very Puzzling and In
tricats Family Anair.
Readers who have been baflled at
times when attempting to settle some
puzzling degree of relationship. will
perhaps appreciate the following mixed
family affair. A father, son and grand.
son married three sisters. That looks
simple enough, doesn't itp Well, lei
us see;
/. Amos, the father, married Abi-
gail.
2. Benjamin, son Of Amos, married
Betsy.
8, Charles, son of Benjamin, married
Caroline.
What thenP
Amos is brother to his son.
Amos is brother to his grandson.
Amos is grandfather to his daughter.
Amos is grandfather to his sister.
Amos is father to his wife.
Amos is father TO his grandson.
Benjamin is brother to his father.
Benjamin is brother to his son.
Benjamin is brother to his mother.
Benjamin is brother to his daughter.
Benjamin is the son Of his sister.
Benjamin is the husband OF his
sister. tat
Charles is brother to his father.
Charles Is brother to .his grand
father.
Charles is brother to his mother.
Charles is brother to his grand
mother.
Charles is grandnephew to his
mother.
Charles is grandnephew to his wife.
Charles is the grandchild of his aunt.
Charles Is married TO smother aunt
Charles is the son Of his aunt.
Charles is the husband of his sister.
- Youths Communion.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
SHEEP IN WINTER.
A Course of Feeding which VIII Improve
the Thrift ofathe Flock.

Course OF Fooding Nhteh Will Improve
the Thrift ofathe Flock.
There is difference Of opinion as to
what sheep should be fed in winter.
The old-time idea that sheep would dc
plenty well enough ON bean-stalks and
buckwheat straw has been pretty gen.
orally abandoned in these enlightened
days, when growing and breed
ing keep pace with other lines of pro-
gress. There are some who still ad-
here to the old traditional notion, but
they are mostly in the minority and
rapidly becoming fewer.
To be sure, there are some kinds OF
fodder-the bean-stalk for instance
that sheep will readily eat, while no
other animal will touch it, If given a
choice in the matter; but that Is no
proof that sole diet of bean-stalks. or
other coarse fodder, is the best thing in
the world for sheep. Sheep do not
thrive best on woody, iibrous fodder,
nor does any other farm animal. The
slighter grinding power and smaller
capacity of sheep render them less
capable of consuming such fodder than
larger animals are. In proof of this
look in the managers Of sheep and cat
tie and make comparison. But little
"ortsn is left in the cattle manger,
while large amount is left in the
sheep racks. The woody stems Of
timothy hay and the clover stocks are
nearly all left, unless indeed the poor
sheep are starved down to such diet.
Sheep and young calves should, we
are satisfied, have the iinest, tenderest
hay that the place affords. Early cut
June hay, well cured, is very much
rclished by them and will be eaten up
quite clean. Sheep like the heads and
leaves Of even the coarsest grasses, for
there is much grain in the heads, but
they should not be expected to eat the
coarse stalks.
Perhaps, more than any other ami
NAL, sheep need little grain in win
ter. Especially the eve with lamb
needs supplementary ration OF
grain The strain npon her system
must be met and supported by good
rations The demands upon her vital
ity and enduring powers in the midst
of a cold, hard winter must be sus-
tanned by the proper amount of fuel.
The animal machine has only ccr-
tain fixed capacity, and hence bulk
can not be made the substitute for
quality. A small portion of condensed
grain food is necessary to the Welfare
Of the eve under these conditions. A
pint day each Of corn and oats will
work wonders in the thrift and appear
ance of a flock. Scottish Agricultural
Gazette.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
vAuaHAN'S CHAPEL.

VAuGHAN's CHAPEL, Apr. 25.-It is
quite seldom that we see letter from
these parts, and why is IL? Surely
II must be ON account OF neglect in us
in not writing, for believe If you
knew us and associated with us you
would write us up frequently, for we
are on "boom." We boast of hav-
ing as good country to live in as
the sun shines on. In the first place
our people are good, honest, soberand
industrious, and all like each other
and enjoy each others hospitality. So
you see socially we are in pretty good
living order. In the second place we
send the best tobacco to Hopkinsville
that is sold ON that market. When
you are publishing the weekly sales
aud come to where II brings from
ten TO seventeen and a half dollars if
you will Just put yourself to the trou-
BILE to find out where IL Is raised you
will find il comes from this section.
Messrs. G. w. Shaw, Mike Fritz, Hise
Fritz and Gray Bros, all put up a
large amount OF tobacco, in fact they
handle most of the tobacco that is
raised IN this county, and they never
fail to get good price for 1t. We
can make as many oats 10 the acre as
any body, besides our soil is adapted
TO the growth of corn, wheat, grass,
potatoes and most anything else that
grows In this climate. With all these
advantages II does seem that we
ought to live aud enjoy life. But the
half has not been told, but modesty
would keep us from boasting TO much.
But we want to mention one other
grand attraction. That is that life
growing fluid that bubbles up out of
the earth ON the farm of Mr.. Dennis
n. Perry. He has bold stream of
the finest chalybeate water in the
State, and If he will only build ho-
tel and fx up for Il we shall expect
TO see 1t the most fashionable water
gin place In the State. The W water cer-
tainiy possesses properties that are
invaluable to the delicate. 1t has
been used by good many persons in
delicate health this spring, aud as far
as we've heard it hasn't failed in
single instance to be beneficial. The
spring was just discovered last fall
and Mr. Perry just opened it far
enough to see what it was, and it has
been noised around over the county
aud now people come quite adistance
evey day for water aud Sundays
there are hundreds who go and get
drink. So what is to keep us from
having .boom." We are in the
milst Of one now. Enough about
that though for this time.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
John a. Hal! has been quite sick
for several days but is better now.
DIR. Nisbet Of Madisonville is prac-
ticing his profession with DR.. G. w.
Lackey. Dr.. N. is gentleman of
high standing and we bespeak for
him prosperous future.
Miss Mollie Elgin spent last week
In Fairview, the guest of Mrs. Ada
Layne.
Miss Emma Caysen, Of the Pems
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29

Jones Have you seen the Smiths
lately, BrownP Brown Yes. passed
through their house the other day, and
had a chat with old Smith. Jones
How are they doingP Brown--Very
poorly, I'm afraid. nes-Indeedl
What makes you think SOP Brown
we'll ti,ey ihave just got another dog
--Bosion Courier.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29

AN excited English speaker re-
Gently perpetrated the bull, "Sir, she
was man enough TO resist Russia. I"
and another leader said: "The voice
of England, which sounded SO clearly
at the last general election, would rpl
be lost sight Of
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29

"A large and apparently vigorous
woman entered a crowded horse car in
Baltimore the other day, and after
casting withering glances on several
gentlemen and not getting seat ex.
claimed, ~ oan not stand un. y and
SINK in heap on the floor. This had
the desired effect, for gentleman al
once arose and the lady was seated.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
ESTABLISHED 1860.
The Evansville
Commercial ! College
Institute d Business Training.

This old and tried institution has had a very
large attendance this winter. both ofladies and
gentlemen, and no wonder, for it is one OF the
most thorough and reliable Business Colleges
pal Ia thoroughly conversant with business
practices and oniee work, as he was for 70 years
connected with the wholesale business OF Ey-
ansyille Every department OF the college Is
carefully condnetedon practical business prin-
ciples. Book eeping, Penmanship, Business
Mathematics, ,Correspondences, Business Forms
Banking. Trading, Short hand. Type Writing,
student receives q reliable business education
worth Ten times its cost. Those wishing ON
mercial course, ladv or gentleman, should at
OF Young mon in this and adjoining counties.
Apply by letter or In person TO S. N. CUR
NICK, Cor. Bird and Main Streets, Evansyille;
Indiana. Mch.z0
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29

When you come in and selIyour
tobacco, don't forget to come around
and invest a couple Of dollars In the
SoUTH KENTUoKIAN, which wiIifur-
nish you twice week with all the
news.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-11-18
TIE ONLY STRICTLY MORAL PAPER IN DAKOTA.
KlMBALI COUNTY DAKOTA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1887

May be allowed to speak? Oh, men Of
America, he, cried, MAY be allowed the
privt ege OF speech even at the lust momants
Hearken to the voice Of the people" There
was n sudden pause. Parsons never spoke a
word more. A sharp. creaking noise, q
crash. o sickening, cracking sound. and
Sptes, Parsons Fischer and Engel were no
more When the pulse beats of all became
tmpercepttble, which was about 1910
O'Clock. the physicians sat down ana the
bodies swung back and forth. while the depu-
ties stood above them. There was con-
tnual ehifting of seats after the physicians
left the bodies and nearly all who could get
away wanted to be allowed to do 40 The
sheriff opened q door at the west side
OF the building and great many
Of the spectators left At 1920 Spies
body was cut down and it was found
that his neck was not broken Fishers
neck Was not broken, but Engel's was,
though the spinal cord was not severed
Parsons wns strangled, the shock Of the fall
alone conspirIng to render him insensible
he bodies of the anarchi sts were removed
from the Jail this afternoon. There was no
demonstration OF any sort Tho bodies of
Lingg and sRngel were taken to an under
takers at 188 Milwaukee avenue They
will be delivered to Mrs. Engel when they
! are prepared for burial The bodies of
I, Spies, Parsons and Fisher were taken to an
other undertaking establishment, 500
Milwaukee avenue, and afterward de-
livered to their friends The bodies will
probably remain at the undertakers until re-
moved to be buried next Sunday The de-
tails for the latter ceremony are not vet de-
cided upon. p. DE II. 8
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continued for several minutes, hut by 1l:O5
there began to fall hush, and converse
ton among the crowd sank almost TO q
whisper. The bare, whitewashed walls
formed painful contrast with the dark
brown gallows. with it's four noosed
ropes hanging ominously near the floor.
1t was .exactly 11:5O o'clock when Chief
Bailif Cahill entered the corridor and stood
beneath the gallows. He requested In
solemn tones that the gentlemen present
would removes their hats Instantly every
head was barred. Then the tramp, tramp of
many footsteps was heard resounding from
the central corridor, and the crowd in front
OF the gallows knew that the condemned
men had begun the march of death. The
slow, steady march sounded nearer and
nearer The anarchists were within q few
feet of the scaffold. There was pause,
Inc condemned men were about to mount
the stairway leading to the last platform from
which they would ever speak Step by ster
they steadily mounted the stairway and again
there wac another slight pause. Every eve
was bent upon the metallic angle around
which the four wretched victims were ex-
peoted to make their appearance. A mo-
ment later the curiosity was rewarded
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Detailed Results Of the oh servations of tho
Medical Men-A Quiet Dispersal-Fischer's
Autograph.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Considerable interest
attaches to the observations taken by the
doctors after the drop fell. The following ia
their report:
Pulses Of Spies, Eneel. Fischer and Parsons
after the drop: First minute-spes, l19: Par
ute-Spies, 1O4: Fischer, 9S; Eneel. 98; Par
sons, 100: Two and one-half minutes after the
dGrop.sptes, G half minute, 81; Fischer. "a; En-
Three minutes after drop-spics, half
Pason Pnus ee oeavu1s ssshe srkias as and mpss % sS
Three and a half minutes after drop: Spies,
half-minute. z6; tno report as to the others).
10: Engel. 15: Parsons, 60-conyuIsive. Four
and a half minutes: Sp!es, half-minute, 20:
Fischer, E. rate per minute AZ: Ensel, per per minute,
mes: SPIES. half-minute. 10; Fischer, 81;
Enrel, 30; Parsons. per minute, ll3, pulse be-
spies. half-minute, %, in very faint: Fischer.
27: Engel, 30 and faint: Parsons. convnlsive.
Six minutes sntes. quarter-minutc. 10; Fischer,
half-mnute. 81; Enge! 80; Parsons convulsive.
Immediately after the close If tine sixth minute
DR. Meyer announced that he was unable to feel
auv pulse In Spies wrist. Six aud one half
minutes Fischer, half-minute, 27: Engel, 80;
Parsons conyulsive Sven minutes. Fischer,
haf-minute, 81: Parsons pulse no longer per-
ceptible; EnRel, not stated. Seven and one half
minutes after DROP Fischer %: no pulse per-
ceptibe In the Others
Seven minntes and fortv-fiv seconds after
the condemned dropped Fischer's pulse was
declared to have ceased. The hands were
visible and could be seen to have turned ex-
tremely purple. Those of Epgel and Fischer
were darker in shade han the hands of Spies
and Parsons Upon the expiration of eleven
and a half minutes after the drop fell. DIR.
Meyer announced that Fischer's pulse had re-
sumed its action at the rate OF go per minute.
The other physicians felt for The pulse, but
none of them could discover any, and stated
what appeared to DR.. Meyer puisauiou was
simply the convulsive motions OF uensiona
COULDN'T ENDURE TIE SIGHT.
Many Of the spectators turned their heads
at the fatal instant but experienced eyes
saw that the body of SPIES struggled fear.
fully at first Fisher did not move for mo-
menu or two, and then he hung limp, but
struggled for a few moments, during which
his cowl was dlsarranged. exposing part of
his face until tie body was turned around by
the physician who was examining the pulse.
Engle's body made scarcely a mo-
tion after it had fallen. When Parsons
body fell it remained stationary
for some moments Then tho head nodded
back and forth while the upper portion Of
the body was Convulsed, the bosom heaved
80 hard that it seemed as IL 1t would burst
through the shroud. With another violent
throw of the whole body the contest between
life and death ended. AS soon as the doctors
had declared the four men to be dead, those
who had witnessed the execution began to
depart In most orderly manner In great
contrast to previous occasions of similar
character. It was wonderful to
note how quickly the excitement
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which had filed the Jail all the
morning Gained down. The 200 prisoners
confined in tho place who had been in fever
all during the tragic event of the day, re-
gained their usual cnirits They crack
Jokes from cell to cell, and as they had had
nothing to eat since breakfast they soon be-
gan TO yell for coup The spectators who
had Witnessed the hanging walked rapidly
out OF the inclosure, and the weary deputies
went to dinner. the only ones Left In the
jail office being the press representatives
WITHOUT DISTURBANCE
Curious police officials walked into the iai]
to learn how the execution had been pro.
ceeded with. and were in turn questioned
as to how the citizens outside had acted.
There was absolutely no trouble one and
all replied Tho sentences of the courts
were carried out In the presance Of less than
tenth Of the crowds present at hang.
tngs in Chicago. and this, too, in
the face OF to-day's proceedings which
were Of world wide interest Great cred,,
sh 'uid be given to Sheriff Mnttsnn fol
arranging and conducting the proceedins in
80 orderly and 90 gentle manner. Many
people displayed autographs OF the dead
Fischer, which he had written during the
morning. II was estimated that he had
made fifty Of them In all. They all read
alike and wore couched In the following
words:
Anarchy d liberty.
Cook county jail. Nov 1897
THE FORMAL RECORD.
Canute 3 Matson. eherin Of Cook county,
4i., do hereby CERTIFY that on the 1lth day 1i
November. 4. d 1857, bstwren the hours OF 10
o'cit Oh IN the forenoon and 4 O'Clock In tht
afternoon Of tnat day, 1t ll;o7 o'clock in the
1ereuoon Of said day, IN tho common jail
of ssad county did, - sheriff,
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HANGED!
The Law vIndicated and the An
archIsts are Cold In Death.
Tho Jall Was Surrounded by a Corr
don Of oiistenIng Bayonets.
Fischer Prepares for Deatt by pefl-
antiy Singing the Marse,laIse.
Last Words ofthe Condemned and
Thrilling Descriptions Of Scenes
at the oailoWs.
LAST PRELIM1NARIEs.

Tho Reading Of the Death warran. to tho
Four Condemned M.n-Investiug Them
With tho White shtouia
CHICAGO. Special Telegram, Nov. 11.-At
l1;2O the final act of the horrible tragedy
began. With uncovered heads and pale
faces, Sheriff Matson and Deputies Harkey,
Cleveland, Spears, Peters and Calvin, County
Physician Meyer and Jaller Folz emerged
from the latter's private Office. In his left
hand the sheriff carried bundle OF docu-
ments in heavy MANILA envelope bound
with red tape. The documents were the
death warrants Of August Spies. Albert r.
Parsons, George Engel and Adolph Fischer.
In single file, with Sheriff Matson
at the head, they marched through
the Jail Office. across the cage and
turning to tie left, halted before the cell Of
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THE FINAL ACT.

Tho Solemn March to tho Ga,lows and tho
Last Dread Prcliminarles The Men Meet
Death o, filncht. gy
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, Nov. IL
Within the Jail fully $50 newspaper men,
local politicians and the twelve jurors se-
lected to view the bodies after execution
were assembled in the dark corridors ad-
joining the gallows as early as 10 o'clock.
When the word passed around, about IL
o'clock, that the fiual hour had indeed ar
rived. mems faces grew pale, and the hum
Of excitement passed through tho crowd.
The rattling of chairs. tables and benches
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duly execute August Spies, Adolph
Fischer, George EnRel and Albsrt R
criminal court of said county Of G ok. in pur-
suance OF tile order and Judgment OF the su-
preme conrt OF Illinois, for the Northern grand
division, and entered OF record on the 4th day
of September. 1887, and in coidance WI IL Inc
statutes OF the State of Illinois in such cases
made aud provided. CAEuTE r. MATsoN
the above named Anynss Snies ~ nthers herehv
cert ify that we have witnessed the execution, bv
hanging. OF the said August Spies, aud others
and IN the above certificate set forth
The signatures of twelve Chicago citizens
are appended TO the solemn declaration
above, aud with them form the essential
public record Of the death of the haymarket
murdererR
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NINA AND HER MOTHER.

About $50 this morning c1b drew up at
the door OF the Van zandt mansion on Huion
street Presently the door opened and down
the steps cnme Miss Nina and her muther
Mother and daughter presented STRIKING
picture. The ravages Of heart anguish un-
remttting and sieepiess nights were apper-
en5 in their faoek. Strange to nav.
the elder seemed the deeper sufferer For a
mother wore coun tepance Of Understandable
woe They stepped into the cab and in
styucted the driver TO convey them to the
Jail The driver whipped up his horse and
The cab sped southWard to tha-jail. When
the cab reached the line Of policemen which
jail II was stopped The cabman then turned
about. and Nina, breaking into tears, fell
upon her mothers shoulderA Ia this apti.
tude they were driven homeward.